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One killed in shooting at Nonthaburi provincial government office in Thailand

Officials said one person was killed and at least one wounded in a shooting at a provincial administrative office outside Bangkok on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026; a suspect is in custody.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 10, 2026, 3:59 a.m. ETUpdated Aug 12, 2026, 1:14 a.m. ET

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One person was killed in a shooting at a provincial government office outside Bangkok on , according to officials cited by the Winnipeg Free Press, the Daily Excelsior, the Lancashire Telegraph, the Braintree and Witham Times and the Wiltshire Times. The Independent reported, citing police, that the person shot was Thongchai Yenprasert, president of the Provincial Administrative Organisation. Officials have not released the identities of those wounded. Accounts of the number wounded differ. The Winnipeg Free Press, the Lancashire Telegraph and the Braintree and Witham Times reported one person injured, as of Monday, Aug. 10. The Otago Daily Times reported , citing Major General Dejrapee Kongdee, the police commander of , who said: "There were people wounded, who have been sent to hospital for treatment." The shooting took place at around 11 a.m. at the , in , according to the as reported by the Winnipeg Free Press, the Daily Excelsior and the Wiltshire Times. Accounts of the setting differ: the Independent reported the shooting was outside a government building, while the Wiltshire Times described it as inside a government office; the Winnipeg Free Press and the Lancashire Telegraph placed it at a government office outside Bangkok during the working day, and the Otago Daily Times described the site less specifically as . A suspect is , according to all the outlets, and the Otago Daily Times reported that the incident is no longer active. The Independent and other outlets identified the man arrested as former MP . Regional police, including regional police commander Wattana Yeejeen, police and forensic police are among the responding agencies. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said: "No one has the right to carry a firearm, especially in a public place." The outlets also reported that on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, a 14-year-old student allegedly killed at least eight people in a shooting at Debsirin School and his home. Withan Promsintusak, director of Debsirin School in Bangkok, said: "We never imagined that a school, which should be the safest place, is where something like this would happen." Police have not said what led to Monday's shooting.

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  1. Version 512 Aug 2026, 05:14current

    Headline and standfirst rewritten to lead with the location and official figures; body unchanged in substance.

  2. Version 412 Aug 2026, 01:17

    Resolved the earlier school shooting to its calendar date (Friday, Aug. 7, 2026) and tightened source attribution.

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    Added the victim's name and position as reported by the Independent citing police, the arrested man's name once, forensic police among responders, and the conflicting inside/outside descriptions of the setting.

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    Added the previously reported Friday school shooting cited by the outlets, broadened attribution to the additional UK outlets, and stated that officials have not released identities.

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